Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of a Solid Electrolyte and Air Cathode for a Rechargeable Lithium-Air Battery

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanta K. Das ◽  
Abhijit Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Solid Electrolyte ◽  
Real World ◽  
Internal Resistance ◽  
Air Cathode ◽  
Battery Cell ◽  
Metal Anode ◽  
Interfacial Contact ◽  
Layered Solid ◽  
Air Battery ◽  
And Performance

A tri-layered solid electrolyte and an oxygen permeable solid air cathode for lithium-air battery cells were synthesized in this investigation. Detailed fabrication procedures for solid electrolyte, air cathode and the assembly of real-world lithium-air battery cell are described. Fabrication of real-world lithium-air button cells was performed using the synthesized tri-layered solid electrolyte, an oxygen permeable air cathode, and a metallic lithium anode. The lithium-air button cells were tested under dry air with 0.1mA∼0.2mA discharge/charge current at different temperatures. It was found that interfacial contact resistances play an important role in Li-air battery cell performance. Experimental results suggested that the lack of robust interfacial contact among solid electrolyte, air cathode and lithium metal anode were the primary factors for the cell’s high internal resistances. It was also found that once the cell internal resistance issues were resolved, the discharge curve of the battery cell was much smoother and the cell was able to discharge at above 2.0V for up to 40 hours. It indicated that in order to have better performing lithium-air battery cell, interfacial contact resistances issue must be resolved very efficiently.

Experimental Performance Evaluation of a Rechargeable Lithium-Air Battery With Hyper-Branched Polymer Electrolyte

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanta K. Das ◽  
K. Joel Berry
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Real World ◽  
Lithium Metal ◽  
Air Cathode ◽  
Battery Cell ◽  
Branched Polymer ◽  
Experimental Performance ◽  
Operation Conditions ◽  
Air Battery ◽  
Battery Cells

Synthesis of hyper branched polymer (HBP) based electrolyte has been examined in this study. A real world lithium-air battery cell was fabricated using the developed HBP electrolyte, oxygen permeable air cathode and lithium metal as anode material. Detailed synthesis procedures of hyper branched polymer electrolyte and the effect of different operation conditions on the real-world lithium-air battery cell were discussed in this paper. The fabricated battery cells were tested under dry air with 0.1mA∼0.2mA discharge current to determine the effect of different operation conditions such as carbon source, electrolyte types and cathode processes. It was found that different processes affect the battery cell performance significantly. We developed optimized battery cell materials upon taking into account the effect of different processes. Several battery cells were fabricated using the same optimized anode, cathode and electrolyte materials in order to determine the battery cells performance and reproducibility. Experimental results showed that the optimized battery cells were able to discharge over 55 hours at over 2.5V. It implies that the optimized battery cell can hold charge for more than two days at over 2.5V. It was also shown that the lithium-air battery cell can be reproduced without loss of performance with the optimized battery cell materials.

scholarly journals A New All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Battery Working without a Separator in an Electrolyte

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seonggyu Cho ◽  
Shinho Kim ◽  
Wonho Kim ◽  
Seok Kim ◽  
Sungsook Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Ionic Conductivity ◽  
Solid Electrolyte ◽  
System Development ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Internal Resistance ◽  
Li Ion Battery ◽  
Battery Cell ◽  
Metal Anode ◽  
Li Ion

Considering the safety issues of Li ion batteries, all-solid-state polymer electrolyte has been one of the promising solutions. In this point, achieving a Li ion conductivity in the solid state electrolytes comparable to liquid electrolytes (>1 mS/cm) is particularly challenging. Employment of polyethylene oxide (PEO) solid electrolyte has not been not enough in this point due to high crystallinity. In this study, hybrid solid electrolyte (HSE) systems are designed with Li1.3Al0.3Ti0.7(PO4)3(LATP), PEO and Lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) or Lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI). Hybrid solid cathode (HSC) is also designed using LATP, PEO and lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2, LCO)—lithium manganese oxide (LiMn2O4, LMO). The designed HSE system displays 3.0 × 10−4 S/cm (55 ℃) and 1.8 × 10−3 S/cm (23 ℃) with an electrochemical stability as of 6.0 V without any separation layer introduction. Li metal (anode)/HSE/HSC cell in this study displays initial charge capacity as of 123.4/102.7 mAh/g (55 ℃) and 73/57 mAh/g (25 °C). To these systems, Succinonitrile (SN) has been incorporated as a plasticizer for practical secondary Li ion battery system development to enhance ionic conductivity. The incorporated SN effectively increases the ionic conductivity without any leakage and short-circuits even under broken cell condition. The developed system also overcomes the typical disadvantages of internal resistance induced by Ti ion reduction. In this study, optimized ionic conductivity and low internal resistance inside the Li ion battery cell have been obtained, which suggests a new possibility in the secondary Li ion battery development.

A 1000 Wh kg−1 Li–Air battery: Cell design and performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 419 ◽  
pp. 112-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung O. Park ◽  
Mokwon Kim ◽  
Joon-Hee Kim ◽  
Kyoung H. Choi ◽  
Heung Chan Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Design ◽  
Battery Cell ◽  
Air Battery ◽  
And Performance

scholarly journals Artificial dual solid-electrolyte interfaces based on in situ organothiol transformation in lithium sulfur battery

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Guo ◽  
Wanying Zhang ◽  
Yubing Si ◽  
Donghai Wang ◽  
Yongzhu Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Electrolyte ◽  
Interface Reaction ◽  
Interfacial Instability ◽  
Anode Surface ◽  
Commercial Application ◽  
Lithium Metal ◽  
Metal Anode ◽  
Lithium Metal Anode ◽  
Lithium Sulfur

AbstractThe interfacial instability of the lithium-metal anode and shuttling of lithium polysulfides in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries hinder the commercial application. Herein, we report a bifunctional electrolyte additive, i.e., 1,3,5-benzenetrithiol (BTT), which is used to construct solid-electrolyte interfaces (SEIs) on both electrodes from in situ organothiol transformation. BTT reacts with lithium metal to form lithium 1,3,5-benzenetrithiolate depositing on the anode surface, enabling reversible lithium deposition/stripping. BTT also reacts with sulfur to form an oligomer/polymer SEI covering the cathode surface, reducing the dissolution and shuttling of lithium polysulfides. The Li–S cell with BTT delivers a specific discharge capacity of 1,239 mAh g−1 (based on sulfur), and high cycling stability of over 300 cycles at 1C rate. A Li–S pouch cell with BTT is also evaluated to prove the concept. This study constructs an ingenious interface reaction based on bond chemistry, aiming to solve the inherent problems of Li–S batteries.

Effect of pressure on the properties of a NASICON Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 nanofiber solid electrolyte

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea La Monaca ◽  
Gabriel Girard ◽  
Sylvio Savoie ◽  
Hendrix Demers ◽  
Giovanni Bertoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Electrolyte ◽  
Effect Of Pressure ◽  
And Performance

We report the effect of pressure on a membrane made of dense electrospun NASICON-like Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 (LATP). The properties and performance of the pressed LATP nanofibers were investigated and compared with...

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